Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s vs Lenovo 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s

10specifications compared
6differ
4identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s has 6 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Lenovo 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s (12 Gbit/s vs 6 Gbit/s). The Lenovo 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s has 4.6 mm more width than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (69 mm vs 64.4 mm). The Lenovo 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s has 0.4 mm more depth than the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s (168 mm vs 167.6 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS, Serial ATA III on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, SAS, Serial ATA on the Lenovo 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 60 °C on the Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s, 5 - 40 °C on the Lenovo 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA III
- 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:SAS, Serial ATA
Data transfer rate
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:12 Gbit/s
- 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:6 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:0 - 60 °C
- 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:5 - 40 °C
Width
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:64.4 mm
- 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:69 mm
Depth
- H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s:167.6 mm
- 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s:168 mm

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Comparison of H730, 46C9010
32 specifications	A Dell H730 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 12 Gbit/s Model H730 View product	B Lenovo 46C9010 RAID controller PCI Express x8 3.0 6 Gbit/s Model 46C9010 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SAS, Serial ATA III	SAS, Serial ATA
Host interface	PCI Express x8	PCI Express x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Internal mini-SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Performance2 differ
RAID Level MigrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
SSD supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory clock speedKnown for one	1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of devices supportedKnown for one	255	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online Capacity ExpansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge VRTX	x3500 M4, x3550 M4, x3630 M4, x3650 M4, x3650 M4 BD, x3650 M4 HD, x3750 M4, x3750 M4, x3850 X6/x3950 X6, x3850 X6/x3950 X6, nx360 M4
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UL cUL IEC60950 EMC FCC TUV CE VCCI BSMI C-tick KC
Processoridentical
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LSI
Poweridentical
VoltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R1 & R2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.8 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.5 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 VMware ESXi 5.1 VMware 6.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 60 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 93%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	64.4 mm	69 mm
DepthDiffers	167.6 mm	168 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 g
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 x 238 x 51 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	315 g
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Half-height (low-profile)

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